[Global Times-Global Network Reporter Suo Yanqi] Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian hosted a regular press conference on October 17. At the meeting, a foreign media reporter asked: A reporter from the Russian News Agency was killed by a Ukraine drone attack while performing a journalist mission in the Zaporozhye region. What is the comment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?

The Chinese side has consistently opposed the violence against journalists and strongly called for effective safeguards for the personal safety of journalists to prevent similar tragedies from happening again. China always believes that dialogue negotiations are the only viable way to resolve the crisis in Ukraine, and hopes that all parties will commit to a political solution to the crisis and jointly promote the easing of the situation.